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chicken leg

chicken leg noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.

Noun

chicken leg (plural chicken legs)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.
    Synonyms:
    drumstick
  2. (slang) The genetically disadvantaged or otherwise underdeveloped shank of a man.
  3. (in plural, slang) Someone with underdeveloped leg muscles.
    • Hey chicken legs, stop skipping leg day!

Synonyms of chicken leg

Forms of chicken leg

pluralchicken legs

Questions about chicken leg

What does chicken leg mean?
Chicken leg means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.
What part of speech is chicken leg?
Chicken leg is a noun.
What is the plural of chicken leg?
The plural of chicken leg is chicken legs.

Words near chicken leg in the dictionary

  1. chicken kyivs
  2. chicken ladder
  3. chicken ladders
  4. chicken lane
  5. chicken lanes
  6. chicken leg
  7. chicken legs
  8. chicken lice
  9. Chicken Licken
  10. Chicken Lickens
  11. Chicken Little

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